US Politics

Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday lambasted the GOP as a "circular firing squad" attacking each other and said the party experienced "the worst four years" under former President Donald Trump.The comments from Hogan come as Republican lawmakers prepare…

On January 12, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney announced that she would vote to impeach President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the violent insurrection as the US Capitol six days earlier."The President of the United States summoned this mob,…

Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza have been exchanging fire through the night after clashes in Jerusalem Monday left hundreds injured and tensions sky high, prompting an uptick in the violence, official sources and pictures showed.Israeli airstrikes have left at…

While the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations may be slowing in the US, experts are optimistic about where the country will be in just a matter of weeks."This summer is going to seem so much closer to normal than we've had…

While the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations may be slowing in the US, experts are optimistic about where the country will be in just a matter of weeks."This summer is going to seem so much closer to normal than we've had…

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner said she favors granting a path to citizenship to the 1.75 million undocumented immigrants in the state's labor force, staking out a position that is more progressive than many voters in the GOP base…

President Joe Biden used a fleeting handshake moment below Air Force One this week to pitch two Republican senators on his plan for infrastructure.An airport tarmac in New Orleans wasn't really the setting for a full debate on his $2.3…

In 2015, the Washington Post reported that Donald Trump's presidential campaign trademarked the term "Trumpublican" for possible use on items like bumper stickers, t-shirts, coffee mugs and even surfboards. The US Patent and Trademark Office now lists the trademark as…

Former President Donald Trump promised to exact his revenge on Republicans who refused to go along with his election lies or turn a blind eye to his role in the January 6 insurrection. This week, Americans are likely to watch…

The Obamas announced Saturday that their beloved family dog Bo has died."This afternoon was a difficult one for our family. We said goodbye to our best friend —our dog, Bo — after a battle with cancer," former first lady Michelle…

When I saw that CNN's Jeff Zeleny was in Arizona covering the senators there, I was a little confused. The next election is more than a year away. Plus, Arizona is currently home to the most distracting and strange sideshow…

Speaking to the Tennessee House of Representatives on Tuesday, State Representative Justin Lafferty became the latest politician to reveal how little many Americans, including those in positions of power, know about this country's history.The Constitution's "three-fifths compromise," he said, was…

Under the guise of "just asking the questions," Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin spread anti-vaccine misinformation on a right-wing radio show Thursday, questioning why efforts were being made to vaccinate the general US population, especially young people and those…

Election conspiracies. A clandestine cybersecurity group called the Cyber Ninjas. A search for traces of bamboo based on a wild notion that fake ballots arrived from Asia.It sounds like the plot of a fictional thriller, but it's the reality of…

Election conspiracies. A clandestine cybersecurity group called the Cyber Ninjas. A search for traces of bamboo based on a wild notion that fake ballots arrived from Asia.It sounds like the plot of a fictional thriller, but it's the reality of…

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms' announcement that she would not seek reelection shocked many in her home city and Democrats around the country, but she insisted at a press conference on Friday that the decision was a long time coming.Bottoms…

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 3 million lives, an almost unfathomable human toll. Now, new figures suggest that the true global Covid-19 death toll has been grossly undercounted.Coronavirus has killed 6.9 million people, more than double the 3.2…